51 Best EDM News Articles From 2015

Today, everyone is wondering, When will EDM die? Well, we are far from the death of EDM, as EDM is just getting started.

Over the past years EDM Ranks has kept a very close eye on all the EDM news in the industry, like we always do. But this year is the first that we decided to make top 51 best EDM news articles list. This EDM news list of some of the best articles will be interesting and useful to both EDM artists, DJs and fans.

So here is an overview of the 51 best EDM news articles for 2015. Check out the top 51 best EDM news articles of the year 2015 below.

Compression and side chain compression can be a very complicated step for audio engineers at all skill levels, But once mastered, Song compression can be one of the most powerful and magical tools in a producers arsenal.

Learn 5 ways DJs and producers use compression the correct way to produce electronic music. Once you know how to compress your songs correctly and use all of these techniques, it’s really impressive the way you can improve your songs.

Watch as the technically and highly organized electronic music and house producer Martin Stimming gives Electronic Beats TV a tour of his audio gear in this Slices Tech Talk. Stimming’s production set-up is based around Cubase and more various analogue processors and synthesizers.

When the Electronic Dance Music (EDM) trend hit America, everyone was wondering what is EDM?

EDM took America by storm with its EDM festivals that exploded into a large super epic parties of thousands and thousands of people in places like Las Vegas, Ibiza and other places throughout the world. Business leaders and corporations in America didnt take long to catch on to all the eyeballs and attention that EDM was getitng and wanted a piece of the multibillion dollar EDM industry.

Thanks to millions of dollars from corporations advertising each year, EDM has been integrated with pop and mainstream, making EDM a big part of the American culture now to what hip-hop was in the 1990’s. But which brands take most of the responsibility as being the industry’s biggest backers?

The 2015 Wireless Music Festival had a big surprise this year, A energetic crowd of of uninvited guests barged their way in by pushing repeatedly on the gates.

At first, two festival security guards try to hold the gate closed, but they don’t make it for very long. The fans keep pushing more violently making the security guards abandon the gate for their own safety.

It doesn’t matter if you are an established producer/DJ or just starting to learn how to produce electronic music, You will always need to stay on top of the software tools that are available to you as they can help boost your creativity, save money, help improve your sound, and much more.

Producing music 20 years ago on a computer wasn’t so common, today millions of people are producing electronic music on their own, without a professional high end studio to record. One of the most common questions asked by new EDM producers and DJs is “what software and VST plug-ins do you use?”

Andre Dudek is suing EDM superstar DJ David Guetta for the alleged illegal sampling of the song “Illuminations” from the 1980’s. The lawsuit also extends to Sam Martin and the record labels Warner Music and Atlantic Records. But the song “Illuminations” wasn’t copyrighted until 2015, and David Guetta’s song “Dangerous” was released in October 2014.

Lots of people think this is the end of EDM. Many speculate they know when EDM will die. So, Is EDM dead? The short answer is, No. Not even close. 2015 will be the ‘End of EDM’ which in turn, will actually be the beginning of EDM. What does that mean? EDM is not dead, it’s just evolving.

Other than having great sounding EDM songs everybody loves to listen to, There are a few more things an underground EDM artist will need to do in order to get signed to a major EDM record label and have a successful DJ/Producer career.

There’s no doubt that EDM (electronic dance music) is the fastest-growing music right now. With superstar Top 100 DJs like Calvin Harris, David Guetta, and Tiësto leading the pack, electronic dance music’s popularity has exploded in the past decade.

Electronic music festivals are known for creating epic HD EDM videos of their concerts advertising up to the day of the event; And even producing official aftermovies like Ultra’s 2013 ‘Relive’ video, So you can remember the experience even after the electronic music festival is over.

Not your typical electronic dance music news, But still related to music and the invisible vibrations that we hear at EDM festivals or any other time we listen to music. Whenever you are dancing to electronic music in the club or at a EDM festival, your ears are picking up sound waves, Lots of them.

The unknown world of how electronic dance music is produced, and especially mixed live will soon change. Open Stem Files Mp4 format is a new multi-channel audio format that will change DJing and mixing live at EDM festivals and clubs forever, If supported by the community.

Native Instruments is first on the scene to pioneer a new space in not only music but electronic music especially for EDM Artists, Producers and DJs with technology called the ‘Stem File’ that will create 4 multi tracks inside of the .Mp4 song it’s self.

You have heard of deep house, But do you know where it started from? Before deep house music became popular, There was another genre of electronic music that helped pave the way for every other popular EDM genre as we know of today.

You’re hear a song playing on the radio or in the club and you think to yourself, “This song has to be by..”. There’s something you recognize in the song that you are hearing and you think to yourself, This must be made by.. “xxx”

EDM is growing at an alarming rate, Theres no denying it. EDM is blowing up so fast Business news website Forbes is talking about EDM. For those who don’t know;

Forbes is an American business magazine that features original news articles on finance, industry, investing, and marketing, technology, communications, science, and law topics. Headquarters in New York City, Forbes’s primary competitors in the business magazine industry are Fortune and Bloomberg Businessweek.

Lights are a simple, yet very effective way to emphasize certain parts of a DJs set. For example lights moving slow and calm on the break of a song, then on a build up/drop the lights go crazy; Erm, well at least for DJs who dont piss off the club’s lighting technician and crew before their set for the night.

Inside sources revealed that Spotify might cancel their free music streaming service in early 2016 due to pressure from major record labels like Universal, Warner, and Sony, Which would result in a subscription based model only, Like Apple Music and Tidal.

Tyko posted this Facebook video saying; “What the bloody hell was that?”. Imitating what Harry Potters best friend Ron Weasley says at the end of the clip after a high pitch EDM drop explodes from the golden egg.

According to a trio of sources close to the licensing discussions, SoundCloud’s ‘negotiations’ with mega-labels Universal Music Group and Sony Music Group have devolved into ‘f–k you, pay me’ arguments, with monstrous upfront payment and equity demands peppered with the specter of equally massive lawsuits.

Swedish duo Daleri has had enough of the mainstream noises, So they put together this one minute long song of all the top best ‘hard hitting’ drops in Beatports Top 100 Charts from 2013, And in 2015 it looks like not much has changed since then.

Instagram who has established itself as one of the biggest and most popular social media platforms in the world, has just declared war on EDM, by blocking the hashtag ‘#EDM’ on their image based social network.

And.. its pretty simple, You (fans, DJs, Producers, Artists, record labels, anyone with an account! ) control who wins!

Login with Facebook/Twitter to create a free basic profile and follow the DJs, Producers and artists you like and watch them rise closer to 1st! Alternatively, you can also explore new electonric dance music, and members who do not rank in the top 100 djs charts. At the end of the year we will announce the winners for the Top 100 electronic dance music DJs, producers and artists.

The Miami based electronic dance music festival attracts EDM artists, fans and DJs from all over the world occurring every year in March. This years official Ultra aftermovie features a really new twist on EDM aftermovies, and tracks from DJs and producers like Skrillex, Sleepy Tom, HI-LO, and more before it closes out with Martin Garrix.

This article is actually from June 2012, when Electric Daisy Carnival founder Pasquale Rotella made it clear he is already bored of booking the worlds most famous top 100 DJs. Is underground EDM the next big thing?

EDM is now the biggest and fastest growing music, just check out this EDM statistic info graphic below from Google.

Starting with rule #7 Dont Spell EDM ‘EDM Music’, here is a list of the Top 7 ways you as an EDM fan can make EDM better. The tips below will explain how important it is to like, subscribe and retweet your favorite EDM artist to show them support, along with many other essential rules to follow if you are a true electronic dance music advocate.

Three individuals close to the organization told Digital Music News that Soundcloud was ‘dangerously low on cash’ and will unlikely secure additional funding. The reason is because of failed negotiation with the major record labels, specifically Universal Records and Sony Music Entertainment, who have been pressuring the cloud music company to pay out royalties for their music library content.

A 21 year old man died accidentally, after falling from the statue of Marianne in Paris’s city hall, after the Parisian electronic dance music festival Saturday, Sept. 19, 2015. The statue symbolizes the victory of the Republic in France.

Warning, this failed climbing of the Marianne statue you are about to see is EXTREMELY graphic.

The video shows the festival’s diverse crowd of electronic dance music fans, many stages and sets, and some of the latest EDM songs from some of the worlds Top 100 DJ’s and EDM artists, epic fireworks, and much more EDM magic. Watch the video and check it out.

My first EDM Festival was Ultra Music Festival in 2008 in Miami, Florida.

Since then I have been to many more, A lot of time has passed since then and with all the festivals I have been to in my time I have learned a lot. A lot. Not just about electronic dance music, But about EDM festivals too.

For EDM veterans who often go to festivals, you may already be doing some of the things on this list, if not here’s a good refresher guide.

There have been some EDM beginner guide’s written before on EDM festivals, but this is the ultimate guide as this list has more realistic information, along with tips that can save your life at your next EDM festival. If i forgot something feel free to add your thoughts in the comments section below.

Lets take a look at the top 10 best tips and ways to help keep you happy, alive, and healthy for your next EDM festival, and many more EDM festivals in the future.

The pill model that the pharmaceutical industry has created is currently a $300 billion industry (2014) and is projected to be $400 billion industry by 2017.

Instead of prescribing pills maybe we should be prescribing iPods with curated playlists tailored to the specific tastes for the person in need. Basically, Instead of prescribing pills we should be prescribing iPods with playlists.

Can Music Cure Dementia?

Music is an incredible thing, it can heal the brain and human body in various ways, The movie ‘Alive Inside‘ proves this. Going against the entire belief of drugs from pharmaceutical companies.

For all our EDM news readers; Or those who are new to producing EDM, A DAW is a Digital Audio Work station. Every digital audio workstation (DAW) is different, and made by different software companies worldwide.

There is a lot of different DAW’s to produce with these days, We have seen a lot of other EDM news websites try and review the best music production software with failed attempts so we have rounded up the top 5 best DAW’s for our readers. If we forgot something feel free to add it in below in the comments sections.